Sunday, Nov 9, 2014 at 4:40 AM

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Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's top pick to be the country's next attorney general, has taken on a wide range of cases over the course of her career. The 55-year-old gained prominence for her prosecution of a New York City police officer, who was convicted for sexually assaulting Haitian immigrant Abner Louima--one of the most high-profile police brutality cases of the 1990s. As the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, she also took on cyber crime, terrorism and financial fraud cases. Click through to read more about Lynch's background. Get More

Since October, 52,000 unaccompanied undocumented children have made their way across the U.S.-Mexico border. The Obama administration proposed to Congress that $3.7 billion be given to the Department of...

Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 at 8:45 AM

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For students taking out new loans, their interest rates are set to rise beginning Tuesday. The rate increase comes after a bipartisan deal brokered by Congress and signed by President Obama, NBC News reported. For every $10,000 borrowed, the average borrower will now likely pay back an additional $4 per month.
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President Barack Obama has begun a week-long trip to three African countries — Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Click to see the highlights from Obama's first extended trip to the continent as president.

Now that President Barack Obama has been ushered in to his second term, all he needs is a cabinet to help shape his policies for the next four years. So who is coming, who is going and who has been nominated for...